LONDON — Bloodied kids ran screaming from a dance and yoga class “like a scene from a horror film” to flee an adolescent’s savage knife assault that killed two kids and wounded 11 different folks Monday in northwest England, police and witnesses mentioned.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of homicide and tried homicide within the stabbing in Southport, a seaside city close to Liverpool, Merseyside Police mentioned. The motive was not clear, however police mentioned detectives weren’t treating the assault as terror-related.

9 kids had been wounded — six of them in crucial situation — within the newest headline-grabbing assault amid a latest rise in knife crime that has stoked anxieties and led to requires the federal government to do extra to clamp down on bladed weapons.

Two wounded adults who tried to defend the pupils had been in crucial situation, police mentioned.

“We imagine the adults who had been injured had been bravely making an attempt to guard the kids who had been being attacked,” Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy mentioned.

The Taylor Swift-themed workshop was held on the primary week of college trip for kids aged about 6 to 11. The 2-hour session was led by two ladies — a yoga teacher and a dance teacher — in accordance with an internet itemizing.

Witnesses described listening to blood-curdling screams and seeing kids lined in blood rising from the enterprise that hosts all the things from being pregnant workshops and meditation periods to ladies’s bootcamps.

“They had been within the street, operating from the nursery,” mentioned Naked Varathan, who owns a store close by. “They’d been stabbed, right here, right here, right here, in every single place,” indicating the neck, again and chest.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer referred to as the assault “horrendous and deeply surprising.” King Charles III despatched his “condolences, prayers and deepest sympathies” for these affected by the “completely horrific incident.”

Police had been referred to as shortly earlier than midday to a avenue the place a number of small companies are positioned behind rows of brick homes within the metropolis of about 100,000.

The primary officers who arrived had been shocked to search out so many casualties from the “ferocious assault,” most of them kids with critical accidents, Kennedy mentioned.

Colin Parry, an auto physique store proprietor, mentioned a lot of the stabbing victims gave the impression to be younger women.

“The moms are coming right here now and screaming,” Parry mentioned. “It is sort of a scene from a horror film. … It’s like one thing from America, not like sunny Southport.”

The suspect, who has not been recognized, lived in a village about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from the positioning of the assault, police mentioned. He was initially from Cardiff, Wales.

Ryan Carney, who lives together with his mom on the street, mentioned his mom noticed emergency staff carrying kids “lined in pink, lined in blood. She mentioned she may see the stab wounds within the backs of the kids.”

“All these items by no means actually occurs round right here,” he mentioned. “You hear of it, stabbings and stuff like that in main cities, your Manchesters, your Londons. That is sunny Southport. That’s what folks name it. The solar’s out. It’s a stunning place to be.”

Britain’s worst assault on kids occurred in 1996, when 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton shot 16 kindergarten pupils and their instructor lifeless in a faculty gymnasium in Dunblane, Scotland. The U.Okay. subsequently banned the non-public possession of virtually all handguns.

Mass shootings and killings with firearms are uncommon in Britain, the place knives had been utilized in about 40% of homicides within the yr to March 2023.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as a part of an investigation into his tried assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, a particular agent stated on Monday in disclosing how the gunman previous to the taking pictures had researched mass assaults and explosive gadgets.

The anticipated interview with the 2024 Republican presidential nominee is a part of the FBI’s normal protocol to talk with victims in the course of the course of its felony investigations. The FBI stated on Friday that Trump was struck within the ear by a bullet or a fraction of 1 in the course of the July 13 assassination try at a marketing campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“We need to get his perspective on what he noticed,” stated Kevin Rojek, the particular agent answerable for the FBI’s Pittsburgh subject workplace. “It’s a normal sufferer interview like we might do for some other sufferer of crime, underneath some other circumstance.”

Trump stated in a Fox Information interview that aired Monday evening that he anticipated the FBI interview to happen Thursday.

By way of greater than 450 interviews, the FBI has fleshed out a portrait of the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, that reveals him to be a “extremely smart” however reclusive 20-year-old whose major social circle was his household and who maintained few buddies and acquaintances all through his life, Rojek stated. Even in on-line gaming platforms that Crooks visited, his interactions with friends appeared to have been minimal, the FBI stated.

His dad and mom have been “extraordinarily cooperative,” with the investigation, Rojek stated. They’ve stated that they had no advance data of the taking pictures.

The FBI has not uncovered a motive as to why he selected to focus on Trump, however investigators imagine the taking pictures was the results of intensive planning, together with the acquisition underneath an alias in latest months of chemical precursors that investigators imagine had been used to create the explosive gadgets present in his automotive and his house, and the deployment of a drone about 200 yards (180 meters) from the rally web site within the hours earlier than the occasion.

The day earlier than the taking pictures, the FBI says, Crooks visited an area taking pictures vary and practiced with the gun that might be used within the assault.

After the taking pictures, authorities discovered two explosive gadgets in Crooks’ automotive and a 3rd in his room at house. The gadgets recovered from the automotive, consisting of ammunition containers stuffed with explosive materials with wires, receivers and ignition gadgets, had been able to exploding however didn’t as a result of the receivers had been within the “off” place, Rojek stated. How a lot harm they may have executed is unclear.

The FBI has stated that Crooks within the lead-up to the taking pictures had proven an internet curiosity in distinguished public figures, looking out on-line for details about people together with President Joe Biden. As well as, Rojek stated, Crooks seemed up details about mass shootings, improvised explosive gadgets, energy crops and the tried assassination in Could of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.

FBI Director Christopher Wray instructed Congress final week that on July 6, the day Crooks registered to attend the Trump rally, he googled: “How far-off was Oswald from Kennedy?” That’s a reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, the shooter who killed President John F. Kennedy from a sniper’s perch in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

New particulars, in the meantime, had been rising about legislation enforcement safety lapses and missed communications that preceded the taking pictures.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, launched textual content messages from members of the Beaver County Emergency Providers Unit that confirmed how native officers had communicated with one another a couple of suspicious-behaving man who turned out to be Crooks lurking round greater than an hour earlier than the taking pictures.

One textual content simply earlier than 4:30 p.m. describes a person “sitting to the direct proper on a picnic desk about 50 yards from the exit.”

In one other textual content at 5:38 p.m., an officer tells different counter-snipers: “Child studying round constructing we’re in. AGR I imagine it’s. I did see him with a variety finder wanting in direction of stage. FYI. In the event you wanna notify SS snipers to look out. I overpassed him.” Pictures of Crooks circulated among the many group.

AGR is a reference to a fancy of buildings that type AGR Worldwide Inc, a provider of automation gear for the glass and plastic packaging trade. Crooks scaled the roof of one of many buildings of the compound and is believed to have fired eight photographs on the rally stage with an AR-style rifle that was bought legally by his father years earlier.

The photographs had been fired at 6:12 p.m., in keeping with a Beaver County after-action report.

Trump stated he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the higher a part of my proper ear,” and he appeared within the days later with a bandage on the ear. One rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, was killed, and two others had been injured. Crooks was shot lifeless by a Secret Service counter-sniper.

In an interview with ABC Information, a Beaver County officer who sounded the alarm stated that after sending a textual content alerting others to Crooks, “I assumed that there can be any individual popping out to talk with this particular person or discover out what’s happening.”

One other officer instructed ABC Information that the group was purported to get a face-to-face briefing with the Secret Service counter-snipers however that that by no means occurred.

An e mail to the Secret Service looking for remark was not instantly returned Monday.

Tesla is recalling greater than 1.8 million autos due to a hood difficulty that would enhance the chance of a crash.

Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla is recalling some 2021-2024 Mannequin 3, Mannequin S, Mannequin X, and 2020-2024 Mannequin Y autos as a result of the hood latch meeting could fail to detect an unlatched hood after it has been opened.

The unlatched hood can absolutely open when the car is in movement, probably obstructing the motive force’s view and growing the probability of a crash. The corporate is unaware of any crashes, accidents or deaths associated to the problem.

Tesla didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Tesla started investigating buyer complaints concerning the difficulty on Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y autos in China on March 25. By mid-April, the automaker had recognized the situation impacting autos in China as a latch swap deformation.

Tesla has continued to take a look at the problem and located that the charges of incidence have been greater in China than in Europe and North America, however the purpose for that disparity is unknown.

Tesla stated that as of July 20 it has recognized three guarantee claims or area stories for U.S. autos which are associated to or could also be associated to the hood difficulty.

The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration stated that Tesla has launched a free software program replace to handle the problem.

Proprietor notification letters are anticipated to be mailed on Sept. 22.

Car homeowners might also attain out to Tesla customer support at 1-877-798-3752 for extra data. They could additionally contact the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration Car Security Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to to www.nhtsa.gov.

Final month Tesla recalled its futuristic new Cybertruck pickup for the fourth time within the U.S. because it went on sale Nov. 30 to repair issues with trim items that may come free and entrance windshield wipers that may fail.

Three folks have been arrested and two others are being searched for the ambush killing of Florida rapper Julio Foolio final month, officers mentioned.

The 26-year-old sufferer, whose authorized identify was Charles Jones, died on 23 June after his automobile got here underneath a barrage of gunfire in a parking lot of a resort in Tampa.

Resort surveillance footage launched by police exhibits the attackers wearing black carrying masks as they take up their positions within the automobile park, opening fireplace with two semi-automatic rifles and one pistol.

The rapper was killed throughout a weekend of birthday occasions that he had beforehand introduced on social media.

Isaiah Probability, 21, Alicia Andrews, 21, and Sean Gathright, 18 have been all arrested over the weekend and face homicide fees, police mentioned.

Two extra folks – Davion Murphy, 27, and Rashad Murphy, 30 – additionally face related fees however have but to be discovered and arrested.

Three different folks have been injured, however survived the assault, Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw mentioned in a information convention on Monday.

Along with the resort’s CCTV footage, detectives additionally used licence plate reader and telephone logs to determine the suspects.

The attackers allegedly have been members of two totally different gangs – ATK and Twelve Hundred – which had labored collectively to co-ordinate the assault.

Jones was a member of the Six Block Gang, Chief Bercaw mentioned.

Within the hours earlier than his dying, the rapper had been posting materials to Instagram about his birthday celebrations, writing that police had “shut us down”.

Rapper Foolio has almost 1,000,000 month-to-month listeners on Spotify, the place his top-played monitor is Voo Doo.

As just lately as April, he wrote in an Instagram submit that current months had been “tragic”, citing “a number of makes an attempt on my life”.

He’s mentioned to have been open about his gang affiliations, in line with native media.

TOKYO (AP) — One particular person died and almost 150 others have been sickened after consuming grilled eel ready by a restaurant chain and bought at a division retailer close to Tokyo, officers stated. Amongst these sickened, two required hospitalization.

Keikyu Division Retailer stated 147 prospects as of Monday had reported signs corresponding to vomiting and diarrhea after consuming grilled eel dishes bought within the grocery part of the division retailer based mostly in Yokohama, close to Tokyo, between July 24 and July 25.

Japan has a convention of consuming roasted eel as a tonic for the warmth in the course of the hottest days of summer season.

A girl in her 90s died after growing signs, however her actual reason behind loss of life is being additional investigated, the Yokohama metropolis well being heart stated. Two different folks have been hospitalized, however the signs of others affected have been milder, it added.

The one widespread denominator among the many sickened was the grilled eel, bought individually or as a part of field lunches served with rice, ready by the Tokyo-based restaurant chain Nihonbashi Isesada, and bought on the division retailer, the well being heart stated. Greater than 1,700 servings of grilled eel have been bought on the store, Keikyu officers stated.

The well being heart detected staphylococcus aureus — or staph — which causes vomiting and diarrhea, in excrement samples from the affected.

Keikyu Division Retailer and Isesada apologized over the meals poisoning and vowed to cooperate with well being officers. Isesada government Soichiro Tomita, at a televised information convention, acknowledged that some cooks weren’t carrying plastic gloves.

The well being heart stated it has briefly suspended operations on the Isesada store on the grocery flooring and its restaurant on one other flooring of the division retailer whereas they examined the trigger.

Hey, have a look at that! Lastly a nationwide “celebration” day that I can get down on. As we speak is “Nationwide Hen Wing Day”, who knew?! Normally this stuff don’t have anything to do with stuff I love to do, like, for instance, “Nationwide Cat Hair Day” or, “Take Your Llama To Lunch Day”. However at this time’s special occasion is correct up my alley. And if rooster wings are your factor, there’s a couple of locations providing offers for “Nationwide Hen Wing Day”.

Earlier than I get to the offers, let me settle one sizzling subject as soon as and for all. I do that as a public service for the entire nation. Hen wings are not to be breaded. There should be zero breading on a rooster wing. Hen wings ought to go into the new oil completely bare, devoid of overlaying of any sort. No breading, no flour, no nothing. They need to come out of that oil scrumptious and crispy… coated gently in your sauce of alternative. Wings must be served with a aspect of celery and blue cheese dipping sauce.

Wingstop has free wings with any buy to have a good time Nationwide Hen Wing Day. You’ll be able to add 5 free rooster wings to your order by utilizing the code “FREEWINGS” while you order on their app or web site.

Buffalo Wild Wings has free wings should you spend $10 or extra. Use the code “GOWINGS” and get six wings comped to your order.

Applebee’s is doing a buy-one-get-one deal should you order by way of their app and use code “WINGDAY24”.

Even Popeyes has a deal. Purchase six wings and get one other six wings for one greenback. Actually, although I feel that Popeyes places a bread-like coating on their rooster wings, so think about your self warned.

Clearly these locations are nationwide manufacturers. There’s much more locations which might be domestically owned joints which have superb rooster wings that I’d help (like THIS Shore Award winner) earlier than I essentially head to a nationwide model… however like I all the time say, everybody has to eat and the nationwide chains are staffed by locals…

When Carl is just not working on the best rock radio station identified to mankind; a station identified across the globe; a station that has the perfect music, co-workers, advertisers and most significantly THE BEST F’N LISTENERS you could discover me doing any one of many following: Using or making mountain bike trails. enjoying along with his youngsters. enjoying sand volleyball on fifth Ave, cooking superb meals, together with on his candy smoker grill, going to live shows, swimming within the ocean, going to amusement parks along with his youngsters, and different stuff that rocks!

Canadian swimmer Kyle Masse had simply accomplished her semifinal warmth within the 100-m breaststroke on Monday, to qualify for tomorrow evening’s closing in that occasion, when a journalist requested her about one other athlete: Summer time McIntosh, the 17-year-old Canadian swimming phenom who earlier within the night gained the gold medal within the 400-m particular person medley (IM), clinching her second medal of those Video games, and first Olympic gold. Sometimes, a person sport athlete isn’t too eager on discussing another person, in one other race, when fretting about her personal outcomes. 

Masse, nevertheless, began to gush. “She’s an inspiration to everybody,” says Masse. “And I do know so many younger swimmers in Canada, to have the ability to see her and see her success right here on the worldwide stage, is understanding for them that they will dream massive and proceed to do no matter they put their thoughts to.”

McIntosh caught the top of Masse’s observations, and expressed gratitude. Then Masse stepped out of the media scrum to let swimming’s future—to not point out very a lot its current— take heart stage. 

Evening three of competitors within the Olympic pool in Nanterre, France, simply west of Paris, continued to see slower-than anticipated occasions, due, some individuals suppose, to the comparatively shallow depth that creates uneven situations and slows an athlete’s swim. McIntosh was the one one who crushed the sphere, profitable her race by almost 6 seconds, forward of silver medalist Katie Grimes and bronze winner Emma Weyant, each of Crew USA. Although the 4 different finals on Monday have been shorter distances, no race was determined by greater than .54 seconds. The lads’s 200-m freestyle closing was a selected thriller, with Romanian David Popovici edging Matthew Richards of Nice Britain by 0.02 seconds: Luke Hobson of the U.S. gained bronze, ending 0.07 seconds behind Popovic. 

Don’t equate sluggish racing with boring racing. 

Crew USA completed with 4 medals on the evening. Apart from Grimes, Weyant and Hobson, Ryan Murphy completed third within the 100-m backstroke, behind Thomas Ceccon of Italy, who gained with a time of 52.00 seconds, and Jiayu Xu, who earned silver in 52.32-seconds. Murphy’s time was 52.39 seconds.  He gained this occasion in 2016, in Rio, and completed with one other bronze in Tokyo. 

Afterwards, Murphy came upon the gender of his future little one: his spouse Bridget, who’s anticipating in January, held up an indication at La Protection Space that stated  “It’s A Lady.” 

“That actually introduced this evening as much as a complete different degree,” he says. 

American Lilly King completed fourth within the 100-m breaststroke, the occasion she gained on the Rio Olympics and stays the present world report holder in. She completed with a bronze in Tokyo, however was in good spirits in Paris regardless of simply lacking a medal. Within the runup to Tokyo, she was burned out. “I do know this race occurred three years in the past, however it fully broke me,” she stated. ‘I don’t really feel damaged tonight.” Heats within the 200-m breaststroke begin Wednesday. 

The evening belonged to McIntosh, the 400-IM world report holder who now provides an Olympic gold to her mantle. McIntosh, who made her Olympic debut in Tokyo at 14, led at each flip; by the breaststroke portion, from 200 by way of 300-m, it was barely a two-person race, with McIntosh retaining her lead over Grimes by a wholesome distance. By the point the ultimate freestyle leg obtained going, McIntosh felt sure she had it. “I sort of regarded round to ensure I used to be in a cushty lead,” she stated. “I positively knew I had the gold medal.” 

McIntosh comes from an athletic household: Her mom, Jill (née Horstead), swam for Canada on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and her older sister, Brooke, is an elite pairs determine skater who competed within the 2020 Youth Olympics. a pairs determine skater on the 2020 Youth Olympic Video games in Lausanne. She grew up taking part in soccer, and tried gymnastics, determine skating, horseback using, and even creative swimming. Her household named its cat, Mikey, after Michael Phelps. Two years in the past, McIntosh moved from Toronto to Sarasota, Fla. to coach with the Sarasota Sharks, an elite membership. McIntosh beat Katie Ledecky within the 800-m freestyle again in February, handing Ledecky her first loss in that occasion in 13 years. She edged Ledecky out for silver in 400-m freestyle on Saturday; then needed to go away the medals ceremony early to race within the 4 X 100m freestyle relay closing that very same evening (Canada completed fourth).    

She’s Ledecky’s inheritor obvious because the standout performer in world ladies’s swimming.  And with the 200-m butterfly and the 200-m IM nonetheless to return, she’s removed from accomplished in Paris. “Each single time I get to race on the world stage, I study increasingly about dealing with it mentally, bodily, and emotionally. And take a look at to not get too excessive or too low based mostly on my race outcomes. Clearly, I’m tremendous proud of the end result. However now, I’m all in regards to the 200 fly.” 

That’s on Wednesday evening. Don’t miss the summer season of Summer time.